Face Value – Michael A. Kahn

Benny and the Greatest Bowel Movement in Literature

Posted on July 26, 2020January 24, 2023 by Michael Kahn

Several years ago, as an interminable mediation of a high-profile trademark case stretched into the wee hours of the night, I stepped outside my crazy client’s breakout room to get another cup of coffee and found the mediator–the late and beloved Dick Sher–seated at a table in the lunchroom sipping his own cup of coffee…

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Author Event: November 6 at 10:30

Posted on October 29, 2014 by Michael Kahn

At 10:30 am on Thursday, November 6, 2014, I will be on a panel of three authors who will take the stage to talk about their books and literature in general. Our panel discussion will be moderated by Jane Henderson, the Book Editor at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Here is a link to our program,…

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Author Event: October 15th at the St. Louis Public Library, Schlafly Branch

Posted on October 8, 2014October 8, 2014 by Michael Kahn

Here’s a link with the time, place, and other details of my talk at the Schlafly Branch of the St. Louis Public Library at 7 pm on Wednesday, October 15. Hope to see you there! And for all you Cardinals fans, I promise to talk fast!

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Hidden In Plain Sight: The Private Life in Public Art

Posted on August 15, 2014 by Michael Kahn

The creator behind every work of public art–from a painting to a novel to a play to a song–is just a person, and that person has a private life separate from the work art. Nevertheless, many of those artists haven’t been able to resist the temptation to stick something extremely personal into their public art–so personal,…

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How Tweet It Is!

Posted on August 8, 2014 by Michael Kahn

During my recent interview with Omnimystery News, I was asked to create a Tweet-worthy summary (i.e., no more than 140 characters) of my newest novel, Face Value. The challenge set me off on what quickly became a delightful tour of the Internet via my Google search for “novels tweets.” One of my first, and favorite,…

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A Fun Conversation with Omnimystery News

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Michael Kahn

We authors often complain about being asked the same 2 or 3 questions at every single interview. Not so with the clever folks at Omnimystery News. Their creative and challenging questions ranged from my favorite authors to the creation of a Tweet-ready synopsis of my latest novel, Face Value (mine came in at 138 characters) to my…

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“All But Six” — A Tribute to My Dad

Posted on June 29, 2014June 29, 2014 by Michael Kahn

More than a few readers of my new novel, Face Value, have asked about the meaning of the final words on my dedication page, which reads in full: In loving memory of my father, Bill Kahn. All but six, Dad. On this, the one year anniversary of my dear father’s death, I honor his memory…

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“All right, Mr. DeMille, I’m ready for my close-up.”

Posted on June 13, 2014 by Michael Kahn

Ah, yes, Norma Desmond’s famous line from the 1950 film Sunset Boulevard. And suddenly, compliments of another one of Marshal Zeringue’s cool blogs, My Book, The Movie, Rachel Gold may be ready for her close-up. Marshal seeks out authors of new novels and asks them to cast the movie version. So when he got word that…

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The Page 69 Test (with Trigger Warning)

Posted on June 5, 2014 by Michael Kahn

Bet you’ve not heard of the Page 69 Test. Neither had I. A few days ago I wrote a post about a truly fun website for readers and writers entitled “Campaign for the American Reader” and run by Marshal Zeringue. Marshal had asked me to tell his readers what I was reading at the moment, and I…

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From Sherlock Holmes to Stanley Plotkin to Rachel Gold

Posted on June 4, 2014 by Michael Kahn

For those of us who love to read novels, the Word Nerds blog is a true delight, despite its intriguingly strange name. But as the blog’s motto announces: “No pocket protectors here; just don’t break the spines on the books.” Thus I was flattered when they asked me to write a guest blog post in…

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